The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-11
NEWS.

busiNkss very uuh'
THE river is falling fast.
SoMs freight on the levee.
NAVIGATION il again temporarily
suspended.
No BOATS ere announced to leave
here this evening.
TIE 4ta Adams wa the only looal
packet 10 leave yesterday.
The Mary Houston has arrived at
New Orleans from Cincinnati.
DURING the "a hours ending at noon
Yesterday the river here foil 4 inches.
THE Valley Company is loading four
bargos with grain at Cairo for New Orleans
The Henry Lourev, en- route to New
Orleans, has laid up at Helena on account OF
tho ice.
The Golden Rule, en- Toute from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, is IS hours out
from Vicksburg.
THE Paris O. BrowD, from Ciucin-
natl, passed to New Orleans at2 o'clock Sun
day morning with q full load
THE rivers remain iroEan at Davsn-
mort. Dubuaue, Fort Smith, keokuk, La
Crosse, LeavenwOrth, lhtue Rock and 81.
Paul.
The new chimnsya Of the James
Lee were placed in position yesterday, and
that steamer Is now ready TO resume Whloh
she will do as soon NJ mo Ice runs out
A SPECIAL to the APPEAL from
Helena says; We have had no river commu-
~nieation today on account of the uoatinS ice'
which is much heavier than 1t has been tins
season.
THE Golden Rule, Capt. y. P. Shit
kle IL announced to leave horo at noon today
for Cincinnati and all way landings on we
Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Mr.. John b.
Rogers 10 her agent
THE towboat Samuel CLARK, in
charge Of Pilots George AMI Benjamin Cox,
into the Tennessee. river and Will remain
there until the Ice Trims out
TuR Obas. p. Chou teau passed Vioks-
burg with $500 bales OF cotton, 800 sacks Of
oil cave, 400 sacks Of meal, 700 sacks OF seed
and 100 tons of sundrios, She Ia announced
TO leave Now Orleans today for this port
As TIE ice In tho river is growing
heavier, and thero being little chance to get
into most Nest Of ri tas 20 ls sSSo a. V aPIsni h,n state out out
today, nbo is in n safo harbor above tho
mouth Of Wolf river.
TIN Kate Adams arrived yesterday
morning from Arkansas City with 6Si bales
Of cotton, 10 bags Of seed cotton, l2lS SACKS
OF cotton seed, q lot Of sundrios and a big
ltd oil people, NNtWithrshuu wy ns"'t
les In the river tho veteran Capt; Mark Cheek
backed out the Kats Adams again last night,
and she had nu immense trip Tor points
down the river.
The stesmboatmen who are COM
PEELED TO DO in town because their boats arr,
laid up on account Of loo In the river, are all
looking and doing vol. As u general ruloI
steamboAtmon are happy, genial SOULS and
we have lots Of them In these parts, The
boys now in port and laid up are having al
the fun they can handle, though they some
times arc loaded to tho guards.
The 90 4homa arrived at midnight
Sunday night from Ptiars Point; She re-
NAMED AT The landing Ions enough to allow
her pas,engors to get OF and then dropped
Gown to Fort Pickering point, she came
back to the wharf yesterday morning, put
1905 sacks OF cotton seed, 8 head of stock, tt
spb bo,st the mouth ofWOif river and laid up.
THE ice in the river yesterday wat
very heavy, and toward night II was danger
Gus to tho navigation OF, steamboats,; Inc
ice, however, seemed to bs new made ou'
: face Of the river from bank to bank. The To-
cal packets, which were expected to resume
their trips today, concluded not TO co. me
the only to leave was the kato huams, I'M
trApsfer steamers and the harper tugs. trans
acted thoir business without any trouble.
THE steamers now laid up here are
!. all in safe quarters, The James Loo, Goa
homa, Helena, John n. MacOmb, aranit
State, D. r.. Powell. H.. y. Frisbio AM
\ Tiger arc lying at tho island Just 9boy
the mouth of Wolf rivers. tho Ron
: Maoready, Ed Foster and II. a. Spec
arc lying just above the Compies
= and lho Joe Peters Ia tied up near tn
Elevator, The Enquirer, H.. Il. Cobb AM
y, II, Kelly are at West Memphis, whilo IN
, wills HAYS and T.. II. EokoTt are satol!
. anehorod at Fort Pickering point.
THE Thomas Sherlock, in command
Cant. Sterling Mclntyro, and. which lel
hero at 10 90 ook Saturday night for YIN
oinnati, ran hard aground carly Sunda,
morning on tho bar between Ash slough an
/ Peels's eddy, which is eight, miles aDoy
this city. The first news of tho groundinI
OF the steamor was received hero Sunda,
through Mr.. Smith, tho barkeepor Of IN
bont, who came down In u skin for assist
nnoo, lie went TO Capt. O. u. Russell, VIII
had the Granite State to go 10 the assistance q
tho sherlock. The Granite State loft bunda
afternoon and returned yesterday morning
She took off tho sherlock about 800 tons O
freieh / but was unable TO pull her of tn
= bar Several Of tho Sherlook's passenger
y came down on the 0rnnit1 State. Arrange
ments were made yesterday afternoon wit
the Arknnsas River Packet Company for tn
nso Of the steamer X. W. Cole, and tina
steamer left last night for tho point Whor
tho Sherlock Is aground. The Cole, took u
about hity lnbOrers, and II Is probable IN
Sherlock will be float today.